Staff at Zac's school are now planning a charity fund-raiser in his memory. The event will take place on Friday July 15 at Brookfield Park Primary School and staff will be setting up a "speed striker" which is similar to a bouncy castle but in the form of a goal with a radar gun that measures the speed of each shot.

Brookfield Park headmistress Paula Evans told Visiter.co.uk : "Zac was goal keeper for the school and had a real love of football.

"We wanted a celebration and something we can involve all of the children in - particularly the year sixes who will be leaving us to go to high school."

Brookfield Park Primary are hoping to raise funds for the Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) charity which supports young people diagnosed with potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions and offers bereavement support to families affected by YSCD.

Paula said: "We obviously wanted to raise some money for this CRY charity because I know they've been very supportive of Zac's family since it's all happened."

There will be donation buckets at the speed striker and the entire school has been timetabled to have a go at the goal throughout the day. Brookfield Park are also inviting the local community to get involved before and after school, as well as during lunch time.

Zac's headmistress described him as a "delightful star pupil" saying that the fundraising event was something the whole school wanted to do in his memory.

Paula told Visiter.co.uk that all the pupils were really looking forward to the event. Zac's mother and father will present medals for the fastest striker in each year group at the leavers' assembly. The final assembly will also see the school's football pitch be officially renamed in Zac's memory. Paula said: "That way he'll be there forever."

Zac's sister Kelsey, who suffered from the same condition, also tragically passed away a few years earlier.

Every week in the UK at least 12 young people die of undiagnosed heart conditions. CRY works to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death (YSCD) by s

Zac, who has been described as a “promising young footballer with a huge smile", played for Skelmersdale Junior Football League before moving to the Rainford Rangers FC.

Lee Grimwood, manager of the Rainford Rangers Under 11s, said that Zac, who played as goalkeeper for the team, was “always smiling” and was “hugely popular” with his team mates.

If you would like to get involved with the Brookfield Park Primary fundraiser for CRY you can have a go at the speed striker and make a charitable donation from 8am until 9am before school, from 12am until 1pm during lunch time and from 3:15pm until 4:15pm after school.